DRIVERS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF CORPORATE STRATEGIC PLANS IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS IN KENYA: A CASE OF POSTAL CORPORATION OF KENYA
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This study sought to establish the drivers of implementation of corporate strategic plans in government parastatals in Kenya with specific reference to Postal Corporation of Kenya. Establish how leadership influences implementation of corporate strategic plans in government parastatals in Kenya. The scope of the study was the management of the organization in different branches situated within the Nairobi CBD. The target population of the study was 327 employees of PCK but only 176 respondents sample size was used in the study. Primary data was collected using questionnaires with the staff of the organization and quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Application and presented using tables and graphs. A pilot study was conducted to pretest the validity and reliability of instruments for data collection. The study established that based on the study findings, the study concludes that implementation of corporate strategic plans in the government parastatals in Kenya was affected by leadership followed by resources allocation. The study concludes that leadership was the first important factor that affected implementation of corporate strategic plans in the government parastatals. Leadership had a positive influence on implementation of corporate strategic plans in the government parastatals. Resource allocation management was the second important factors that affect implementation of corporate strategic plans in the government parastatals. Resources allocation management had a positive influence on implementation of corporate strategic plans in the government parastatals.
Key Words: Leadership, Resource Allocation, Corporate Strategy
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